Name: Shelby Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-11-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 2.00 to 3.00 higher, while feeder cattle were mostly 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle average.

10 head Baby Calves : 40.00

No sale on 11/21/23 for the Thanksgiving holiday.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $178.20/cwt on 154 head.

Average price

$178.20

154 head · 477 lb average

Value per head Derived

$850

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$309

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$56.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.33

vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	482	188.58	910	103
Medium and Large 2	471	166.87	786	37
Medium and Large 3	455	131.81	600	14thin

One grade step is worth $56.76/cwt here — about $309 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale154 hd

178.20

—

NC average8 barns · 1,148 hd

166.88

+11.33

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,724	111.57	1,923	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,660	90.80	1,507	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,080	90.67	979	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,007	74.16	747	52

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	838	$740	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	815	$710	1thin

Every lot, as filed

99 lots · USDA AMS · Cleveland County Agriculture & Livestock Exchange - Shelby, NC

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	463	134.84/cwt	125.00–145.00	624	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	418	145.30/cwt	135.00–155.00	607	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	615	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	707	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	223.52/cwt	217.50–230.00	831	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	188.66/cwt	180.00–202.50	890	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	175.13/cwt	172.50–178.00	832	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	181.95/cwt	172.50–192.50	1,048	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	142.95/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,026	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	185.52/cwt	172.50–192.50	968	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	188.41/cwt	185.00–190.00	631	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	319	220.83/cwt	210.00–232.50	704	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	183.73/cwt	165.00–195.00	772	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	117.45/cwt	110.00–125.00	969	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	167.56/cwt	160.00–175.00	1,036	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	233	206.29/cwt	195.00–225.00	481	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	157.97/cwt	145.00–167.50	921	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	622	138.36/cwt	130.00–145.00	861	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	565	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	359	186.06/cwt	170.00–195.00	668	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	204.19/cwt	195.00–225.00	557	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	126.20/cwt	122.50–130.00	959	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	285	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	420	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	760	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	817	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	238.61/cwt	227.50–248.00	1,246	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	152.45/cwt	145.00–165.00	799	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	272	186.00/cwt	180.00–190.00	506	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	225	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	416	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	262.39/cwt	245.00–270.00	855	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,208	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	172.03/cwt	164.00–180.00	1,158	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	514	127.52/cwt	120.00–135.00	655	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	553	115.02/cwt	110.00–120.00	636	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	126.28/cwt	122.50–130.00	827	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	276	251.48/cwt	230.00–265.00	694	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	244.49/cwt	230.00–257.50	1,144	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	187.01/cwt	170.00–202.50	989	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	188.15/cwt	182.50–197.50	1,182	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	880	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,320	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	210.89/cwt	190.00–239.00	1,206	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	622	160.85/cwt	155.00–167.50	1,000	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	127.61/cwt	125.00–130.00	667	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	350	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	438	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	410	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	451	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	100.81/cwt	100.00–102.00	1,248	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	822	46.73/cwt	45.00–51.00	384	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	698	62.04/cwt	60.00–64.00	433	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,041	76.19/cwt	66.00–82.00	793	35
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,660	90.80/cwt	88.00–94.00	1,507	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,159	84.68/cwt	84.00–87.00	981	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,056	89.15/cwt	85.00–97.50	941	20
Bulls	—	—	1,778	122.40/cwt	121.00–124.00	2,176	2
Bulls	—	—	1,723	110.45/cwt	105.00–117.00	1,903	9
Bulls	—	—	1,625	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,625	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	710.00/head	710.00–710.00	710	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	838	740.03/head	630.00–820.00	740	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	827	135.67/cwt	132.00–140.00	1,122	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	885	139.07/cwt	133.00–145.00	1,231	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	193.67/cwt	185.00–207.50	997	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	371	239.74/cwt	220.00–255.00	889	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	240	255.10/cwt	250.00–260.00	612	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	624	138.74/cwt	135.00–145.00	866	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	767	144.86/cwt	130.00–155.00	1,111	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	611	168.50/cwt	160.00–185.00	1,030	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	172.24/cwt	165.00–180.00	982	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	672	135.57/cwt	126.00–150.00	911	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	300	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	910	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,183	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	488	217.98/cwt	207.50–237.50	1,064	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	221.06/cwt	210.00–237.50	935	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	666	161.22/cwt	157.50–165.00	1,074	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	357	153.27/cwt	150.00–155.00	547	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	225	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	428	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	327	247.93/cwt	230.00–265.00	811	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	477	189.85/cwt	175.00–200.00	906	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	310	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	457	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	355	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	657	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	562	197.07/cwt	190.00–215.00	1,108	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	280	201.38/cwt	190.00–215.00	564	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	705	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	776	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	858	117.61/cwt	105.00–130.00	1,009	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	217.24/cwt	207.50–225.00	912	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	905	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	996	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	240	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	324	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	574	136.81/cwt	122.50–150.00	785	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	470	129.89/cwt	125.00–135.00	610	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	167.50/cwt	155.00–177.50	1,114	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	220.00/cwt	212.50–225.00	917	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	960	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	245.85/cwt	242.50–250.00	929	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	192.59/cwt	185.00–200.00	847	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	445	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	734	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	447	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,240	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	790	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,185	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	722	149.60/cwt	130.00–162.50	1,080	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	283	241.77/cwt	220.00–255.00	684	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	443	193.80/cwt	185.00–202.50	859	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	928	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	516	137.81/cwt	125.00–155.00	711	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	610	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	702	1

How this sale compares

North Carolina weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every North Carolina auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

North Carolina feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Cleveland County Agriculture & Livestock Exchange - Shelby, NC

Tue Nov 14, 2023

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Raleigh, NC (RA-LS)

Feeder CattleReceipts 400Last week 450Year ago 493

Slaughter CattleReceipts 96Last week 102Year ago 73

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 11Year ago 11

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 2.00 to 3.00 higher, while feeder cattle were mostly 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle average.

10 head Baby Calves : 40.00

No sale on 11/21/23 for the Thanksgiving holiday.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	463	125.00–145.00	134.84
2	—	418	135.00–155.00	145.30
1	—	615	115.00	115.00
1	—	285	147.50	147.50
4	—	514	120.00–135.00	127.52
2	—	553	110.00–120.00	115.02
1	—	310	147.50	147.50
1	—	240	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	372	217.50–230.00	223.52
21	—	472	180.00–202.50	188.66
7	—	576	172.50–192.50	181.95
5	—	718	140.00–150.00	142.95
9	—	522	172.50–192.50	185.52
10	—	319	210.00–232.50	220.83
2	—	825	110.00–125.00	117.45
10	—	618	160.00–175.00	167.56
7	—	233	195.00–225.00	206.29
8	—	273	195.00–225.00	204.19
2	—	760	122.50–130.00	126.20
2	—	858	105.00–130.00	117.61
11	—	420	207.50–225.00	217.24
1	—	905	110.00	110.00
3	—	665	155.00–177.50	167.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	172.50–178.00	175.13
3	—	335	185.00–190.00	188.41
7	—	420	165.00–195.00	183.73
6	—	583	145.00–167.50	157.97
3	—	622	130.00–145.00	138.36
4	—	359	170.00–195.00	186.06
1	—	760	107.50	107.50
5	—	524	145.00–165.00	152.45
3	—	272	180.00–190.00	186.00
1	—	225	185.00	185.00
2	—	655	122.50–130.00	126.28
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	230.00	230.00
3	—	447	277.50	277.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	522	227.50–248.00	238.61
4	—	326	245.00–270.00	262.39
1	—	700	172.50	172.50
2	—	673	164.00–180.00	172.03
6	—	276	230.00–265.00	251.48
4	—	468	230.00–257.50	244.49
4	—	628	182.50–197.50	188.15
1	—	880	150.00	150.00
10	—	572	190.00–239.00	210.89
3	—	417	212.50–225.00	220.00
3	—	378	242.50–250.00	245.85
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	529	170.00–202.50	187.01
3	—	622	155.00–167.50	160.85
2	—	480	200.00	200.00
2	—	440	185.00–200.00	192.59
1	—	790	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	125.00–130.00	127.61
1	—	445	165.00	165.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	125.00	125.00
1	—	410	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	827	132.00–140.00	135.67
2	—	885	133.00–145.00	139.07
11	—	515	185.00–207.50	193.67
10	—	371	220.00–255.00	239.74
2	—	240	250.00–260.00	255.10
3	—	767	130.00–155.00	144.86
8	—	611	160.00–185.00	168.50
1	—	910	130.00	130.00
15	—	488	207.50–237.50	217.98
15	—	423	210.00–237.50	221.06
4	—	666	157.50–165.00	161.22
7	—	327	230.00–265.00	247.93
12	—	562	190.00–215.00	197.07
6	—	722	130.00–162.50	149.60
4	—	283	220.00–255.00	241.77
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	624	135.00–145.00	138.74
2	—	570	165.00–180.00	172.24
6	—	672	126.00–150.00	135.57
1	—	300	200.00	200.00
1	—	225	190.00	190.00
10	—	477	175.00–200.00	189.85
1	—	355	185.00	185.00
4	—	280	190.00–215.00	201.38
1	—	705	110.00	110.00
2	—	443	185.00–202.50	193.80
1	—	530	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	357	150.00–155.00	153.27
5	—	574	122.50–150.00	136.81
3	—	470	125.00–135.00	129.89
4	—	516	125.00–155.00	137.81
1	—	610	115.00	115.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,238	100.00–102.00	100.81
20	—	1,056	85.00–97.50	89.15
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	822	45.00–51.00	46.73
6	—	698	60.00–64.00	62.04
35	—	1,041	66.00–82.00	76.19
8	—	1,159	84.00–87.00	84.68
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,660	88.00–94.00	90.80
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,778	121.00–124.00	122.40
9	—	1,723	105.00–117.00	110.45
1	—	1,625	100.00	100.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	815	710.00	710.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	838	630.00–820.00	740.03

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Shelby Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Cleveland County Agriculture & Livestock Exchange - Shelby, NC

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle